Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan

This study seeks to contribute to the existing literature in Sudan by analyzing psychological, social, and behavioral drivers of youth employment in combination with key structural issues identified in the country. Our analysis is based in existing literature on the structural problems that Sudanese...

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Main Authors:	De Martino, Samantha, Farfán, Gabriela, Gayoso, Lyliana, Osman, Eiman
Format:	Report
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DRIVERS NEET ASPIRATION-EXPECTATION GAP BARRIERS MINDSET AND BELIEFS MENTAL HEALTH SOFT SKILLS
Online Access:	https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099635107272227656/p174168030d47d06f0ad73085e930c830eb http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37820

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spelling	okr-10986-378202022-08-03T05:10:55Z Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan De Martino, Samantha Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso, Lyliana Osman, Eiman YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DRIVERS NEET ASPIRATION-EXPECTATION GAP BARRIERS MINDSET AND BELIEFS MENTAL HEALTH SOFT SKILLS This study seeks to contribute to the existing literature in Sudan by analyzing psychological, social, and behavioral drivers of youth employment in combination with key structural issues identified in the country. Our analysis is based in existing literature on the structural problems that Sudanese youth face to accessing the labor market and uses a novel dataset to examine the factors that determine youth’s career aspirations as well as the factors that serve as barriers to achieve their career aspirations. In addition, the study explores the role of mindsets and soft skills, both as direct determinants of labor market outcomes as well as indirect determinants through their impact on aspirations. Specifically, we measure mental health (anxiety), core self-beliefs, and job-relevant soft skills that moderate the way individuals manage and interact socially in the labor market. Core self-evaluation beliefs determine the way individuals perceive their own basic capabilities, and soft skills are a set of learned, realized behaviors that allow individuals to effectively manage inter- and intrapersonal situations. The aim of this study is to provide a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the youth unemployment challenge to help identify potential cost-effective interventions that support youth’s job search and employability in Sudan. 2022-08-02T20:45:09Z 2022-08-02T20:45:09Z 2022-06 Report https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099635107272227656/p174168030d47d06f0ad73085e930c830eb http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37820 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other ESW Reports Africa Sudan
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topic	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DRIVERS NEET ASPIRATION-EXPECTATION GAP BARRIERS MINDSET AND BELIEFS MENTAL HEALTH SOFT SKILLS
spellingShingle	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DRIVERS NEET ASPIRATION-EXPECTATION GAP BARRIERS MINDSET AND BELIEFS MENTAL HEALTH SOFT SKILLS De Martino, Samantha Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso, Lyliana Osman, Eiman Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
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description	This study seeks to contribute to the existing literature in Sudan by analyzing psychological, social, and behavioral drivers of youth employment in combination with key structural issues identified in the country. Our analysis is based in existing literature on the structural problems that Sudanese youth face to accessing the labor market and uses a novel dataset to examine the factors that determine youth’s career aspirations as well as the factors that serve as barriers to achieve their career aspirations. In addition, the study explores the role of mindsets and soft skills, both as direct determinants of labor market outcomes as well as indirect determinants through their impact on aspirations. Specifically, we measure mental health (anxiety), core self-beliefs, and job-relevant soft skills that moderate the way individuals manage and interact socially in the labor market. Core self-evaluation beliefs determine the way individuals perceive their own basic capabilities, and soft skills are a set of learned, realized behaviors that allow individuals to effectively manage inter- and intrapersonal situations. The aim of this study is to provide a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the youth unemployment challenge to help identify potential cost-effective interventions that support youth’s job search and employability in Sudan.
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author	De Martino, Samantha Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso, Lyliana Osman, Eiman
author_facet	De Martino, Samantha Farfán, Gabriela Gayoso, Lyliana Osman, Eiman
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title	Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
title_short	Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
title_full	Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
title_fullStr	Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
title_full_unstemmed	Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan
title_sort	socio-emotional drivers of youth unemployment : the case of higher educated youth in sudan
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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url	https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099635107272227656/p174168030d47d06f0ad73085e930c830eb http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37820
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Socio-Emotional Drivers of Youth Unemployment : The Case of Higher Educated Youth in Sudan

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